⟩ Tell me can you give me an example of a time when you had to motivate and develop a team in a challenging work environment?
During interviews, difficult or awkward questions could come your way. The intention is not to catch you out, but to test how you operate under pressure.
This question is (again) in the format of competency-based interviewing, so remember to outline the specific actions you took to motivate your team, as interviewers want to see evidence of hands-on experience.
Make sure to describe all processes undertaken. For example: Did you use incentives to motivate the team? Did you implement training programmes? Did you improve internal communications to help engage staff? Did you implement or revisit career development plans to make the team feel valued? Did you take the time to understand each individual's motivations?
Be clear and precise and be sure to convey any previous first-hand experience you have - they will want to feel confident that you can handle similar issues within the new role.
